Hey, Joe
Where you going with that gun in your hand?
Hey, Joe
I said: Where you going with that gun in your hand? Oh

I'm going down to shoot my old lady
You know, I caught her messing around with another man
Yeah
I'm going down to shoot my old lady
You know, I caught her messing around with another man
Huh, and that ain't too cool

Hey, Joe
I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down, now
Hey, Joe
I heard you shot your old lady down, you shot her down to the ground
Yeah

Yes, I did, I shot her
You know, I caught her messing around, messing around town
Yes, I did, I shot her
You know, I caught my old lady messing around town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her

(Hey, Joe) alright
Shoot her one more time, baby
(Hey, Joe) yeah, oh, yeah
(Hey, Joe) oh, yeah

(Hey, Joe) hey, Joe
Where you going to run to now? Where you going to run to?
(Hey, Joe) hey, Joe, I said
Where you going to run to now?
Where you, where you going to go?
Well, dig it

(Hey, Joe) I'm going way down south
Way down to Mexico way
Alright
(Hey, Joe) I'm going way down south
Way down where I can be free
There's no one going to find me

(Hey, Joe) ain't no hangman gonna
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now
I gotta go now

(Hey, Joe) hey, Joe
You better run on down
Goodbye everybody, ow
(Hey, Joe) hey, Joe
Run on down